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Today's Good Deed...

Write a letter to a loved one.

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Go Carolling and strike up some festive cheer wherever you go.

Claiming homework but playing Minecraft?

Remember I can have a quick check at what you are on.

Between the Covers Podcast

The first ever JYHS Library podcast! Listen to Mrs Wilson review a selection of her recent reads. Just click on the post title to open the MP3.

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Anonymously give someone flowers -the librarian loves a Poinsettia

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Make a meal for someone - there are plenty of cookery books in the library if you need help.

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Donate 5 things to Charity (or the school's rag bag collection)

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Make a cake or cookies for a neighbour and if you don't have one of them the Librarian will be happy to accept cakes and cookies to help you out :)

Ms Maxwell gets caught reading...


Mr Groot gets caught reading...


Point Horror is a killer read!

Looks like 'The Belltower' by Samantha Lee was too scary for one reader who left this note in the book!
(Thanks to Michael and Andrew for telling me about it)

Today's Good Deed...

Compliment someone.

You must be a very intelligent person if you taking the time to read these posts.

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Call your family and tell them you love them or if you live with them all then just tell them!

Need a computer for homework?

Just ask and we'll get one for you.

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Spend extra time with your pets.

Festive Reads

Mysterious Christmas Tales by various authors

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Princess Diaries Guide to Christmas by Meg Cabot

The More the Merrier by Anne Fine

Are You There, Father Christmas? by Deborah Ross

Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs
(he also wrote 'The Snowman' which is another a Christmas classic)

Jingle Bells: Poems for Christmas chosen by Gaby Morgan
(this has soem wonderful poems but doesn't include the wonderful Benjamin Zephaniah's 'Talking Turkeys' but you can read it over on his website )

Today's Good Deed...

Send a thank you card.

My Little Pony Lecture Notes

Did you miss out on Mrs. Wilson's Analysis of Groupwork Dynamics in MLP:FIM lecture? 
Never fear you can see it here:
Like the pony version of Mrs.Wilson? You can even make yourself into a pony here 

What kind of group role you might do? Take a quick personality test here
and then see which of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic characters are like you.
From http://autumnalone.deviantart.com/

Or for more information on the theory head over to Business Balls and have a look at their pages on personalities.

For more on the My Little Pony meme have a look here and catch the episodes over on You Tube.

Today's Good Deed...

Donate your old magazine to the library - we also take books.

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Take in someone's bin or even better put them out and take them in once they are emptied.

Mrs. Wilson's Study Skills Santa Lecture

Santa lecture
View more presentations from Kateri Wilson

For more global Christmas Traditions have a look here - includes a pooping log from Spain and scary old ladies who take away the naughty kids!

Today's Good Deed...

is let someone in line ahead of you.

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Make some Christmas bookmarks and give them out - you could even hide them in books for people to find.

Today's Recommended Reads...

Hurricanes and Tornadoes
or an Idiot's Guide to Weather both can be found at 551.5

ANTHONY HOROWITZ'S 'SKELETON KEY'

The book is about a young teenage spy called Alex. He is a part-time agent at MI5. He joins the CIA in America to help them to get in to a private island near Cuba. A Russian general, Sarov, is trying to make Russia great again. He plans to kill the Russian president with explosives. People should read this because it is a very action packed book.

By Mark Higgins

Dragon Ball Z vol 19 by Akira Toriyama

Dragon Ball Z vol:19 is about Goku and his son Gohan fight to save the world from the evil Cell who will do anything to ensure that he is ‘Perfect’.  Gohan has unlocked his true power... his TEMPER, non were able to defeat Cell untill Gohan gets mad and pummels him to the point that Cell activates a bomb inside him and tries to kill everyone everywere. Goku sacerfices himself to save everything else, but Cell didn’t die...

I thougt this was the highlight of the series and I’ve read all 26 books, Dragon Ball Z is a goo book for those who like action, adventure, ALOT of fighting and Japanese drwings.

By Mulac Newo

Just William By Richard Crompton

 Just william is the first book in a serise of books about a english boy in the 1950s who in post war england trys to find fun in a bleak and boring world. I think that people should read it because it is a fun and quick read if you are bored and can be very funny.

By Toofdaorb nayr

Goosebumps Series by R.L.Stine


These are great horror books.  Each book is about a different person.  Horror Land part 1 is about three people who go on a trip with their parents. They were meant to go to a theme park but end up in Horror Land and their parents get lost. They have to try to get back home and find their mum and dad....
Everyone should read this book because it’s a great book. I didn’t know what was going to happen next so that made it exciting.

By Psycho Sid

Top Gear's 100 Maddest Cars


The top gear team tell you about cars from the gwizz to the bugatti veyron. The car i like the best is the scc ultimate aero TT. I would recomend that other people should read this book because it has intreasting cars in it so i hope you engoy the book if you read it .

By nodnarb

Let's take all the computer chairs...

Before you leave please put the chairs back where they started.

My Review of The Splendor Falls By Rosemary Clement-Moore

The Splendor Falls is about a ballerina named Sylvie Davis, when during a big ballet show she breaks her leg and can't dance again. She goes to stay on her family estate but doesn't know what to do after she meets mysterious Rhys and strange things start happening...

I think people (especially girls) would enjoy this as now that I've read it she is my favourite author.

by Cynthia

The Enemy by Charlie Higson

The Enemy by Charlie Higson is about a virus that scrambles the mind striking everyone over the age of 14. The story follows a group of kids struggling to survive in a supermarket that, by a mysterious kid who calls himself Jester decide to leave for Buckingham Palace where they believe they will find a better life. Will they arrive? And what will they find if they get there.

I think you should read this book because it is a great read and has great descriptions.

Nallelcm Nawor

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Unearthly is written by Cynthia Hand. Unearthly is about a girl named Clara who is a Quartarius (a quarter angel). She is smarter, stronger and faster than humans but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on the Earth to do. Clara keeps having visions of a forest fire and a stranger who she is supposed to save. But when she goes to a new school to fulfill her purpose, everything falls into place-and out at the same time.

Everyone who enjoys fantasy/romance books should read this as it is full of romance and action along with the roots of the characters being mythical.

By Angel1487

My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson

My sister jodie is about a mum a dad and two sisters who move to a boarding school as the sisters parents get a job there. They meet the teachers and start to settle in but when bonfire night comes they have a party and a tradic accident happens!

By Leona

Here lies Bridget by Paige Harbison

This book is about a self obsessed girl who doesn't realise the concequences of her actions. She is the coolest girl in school and her friends will believe anything she says. For once her friends and her family step up and tell her what she doesn't want to hear. In anger, she drives her car off a cliff. She wakes on a table and what happens after that helps her see what she has done wrong and what she has to change to make everything better.

I think this book is well written and I personally enjoyed reading it. I dont think everyone would like it but it is really good and i would reccomend it.
By kurly-frie!

Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf by Jenny Nimmo

This book was written by Jenny Nimmo.it is about a school of students that have different abilities. For example someone can understand wolf call and Charlie Bone can look at a photograph and can understand what is happening in the photo like the person background and what they are thinking. I have only read 105 pages but it is action packed and it is a very good book. I'm not a very good reader but I love this book and Jenny Nimmo doesn't used hard language she uses language that I can understand. I don't normally finish a book but I really want to finish it. People should read this because it is very good and it describes things really well. Jenny Nimmo makes people who might not think would be evil, evil. for example Daghart.

Anrom Nroh

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is an action packed book about Greek Mythology. Rick Riordan makes this book very enjoyable. He adds some real greek gods such as, Posidon, Hercules and Athena. So the book helps you learn some names. The Percy Jackson series is about Percy,  who is a demi-god, son of Posidon going on adventures with his friends and battling with mythical greek creature. He gets many injuries.

I think everyone should read it because it is action packed.

- Mike Lesulski.

Percy Jackson and the Lightening Theif By Rick Riordan

I think that Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief is a really good book!

This book is about a young boy called Percy and he has Greek powers. He has to fight of this Greek god who thinks that Percy has stolen his lightning power. Percy is very annoyed with this but is ready to fight!

I think that people should read this because it is a really interesting book and it has lots of Greek gods in it. It has a bit of action and it is part of a series. That is why I think people should read this book!

By Dave ;]!

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Twilight was written by Stephanie Meyer. It is about a regular girl called Bella Swan who moved to the depressing town of Forks. She was beginning to fit in at school and she was making new friends when suddenly she met Edward. They were instantly in love but they didn't go out straight away! Everyone should read this book because it is filled with comedy, romance and suspence!

by Nyrual Dooham!

Henderson's Boys by Robert Muchamore

Hendersons Boys(HB) is a series of books written by Robert Muchamore. The books are set during WW2 and are about a group of children who are orphans from Britain or France, who go undercover to fight the Nazi's in France, the orphans are fully trained for combat and have went through espionage training, they are leaded by Charles Henderson. Henderson's Boys (HB) is a very good series of books, if you enjoy the Cherub Series or are intrested in war books you should definitely read this series.

Mark Kilgour.

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

Ruby Cooper's mum left her in the house one day and never came back. Ruby lived in the house with no electricity or heating untill eventually the landlords found out and reported her to the social services.They sent Ruby to live with her sister Cora and her husband Jamie. She goes to a new school and meets new friends. Everyone should read this book because it is a very good book and the language used is appropriate to our age group!

By LOL :D

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